the acquire Mendoza thread

That dude is a clown there are much better people to get evaluations from.

 

If I am the Raiders I just take Moore. He's worth the shot. He's got great arm talent, he's mobile enough in the pocket to make plays out of phase.... I like him a lot. He's very opposite of Mendoza. Mendoza feels safe. He's as NFL ready as a QB can be, he just lacks... high end talent. There's zero chance that Mendoza is worse than a solid back up, but I also think he has zero chance of being a top 5 QB in the league. Moore might not be as NFL ready, but if you're willing to throw him out there for like 12ish games his rookie year and let him learn on the go, I could see a Drake Maye or Josh Allen type build up in his performance (a year or two of just okay and then the light flips on). He has the tools to be a high end player, he just needs a bit of time learning on the go.

 

Someone is going to take him high because it looks like the Indiana defense is just going to destroy the entire CFP and Mendoza coasts to the championship. Their defense has played VERY well against three straight REALLY good QB's in Sayin/Moore/Simpson. There's a shot all 3 of those guys are top 10-15 picks in whatever draft they come out in and the IU defense has made them look very meh.

I still think Mendoza NEEDS talent around him to succeed. You put him in an offense with weapons like the Lions... and he will do well. Put him in one with weapons like the Browns... he wont be. He's more of a passenger in the offense, or really just a facilitator. Not that you can't be good doing that... But I don't think the ultra high end is there for him. It wouldn't surprise me if he's a good NFL QB, it would surprise me greatly if he is either a great one or a really bad one.

I see that the media scout types are very torn on Mendoza. I really want to know what the actual scouts think of his game.